Where does “žagati” come from?

žagati (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian žaga, from Old High German saga, from Proto-West Germanic sagā, from Proto-Germanic sagǭ, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷe-, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

žagati (Serbo-Croatian): to saw

Definitions

  1. to saw

Ancestry of “žagati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianžagasaw
2Old High Germansagastory
3Proto-West Germanicsagāstory
4Proto-Germanicsagǭstory
5Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷe-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷe- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sagǭ →
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